May 16, 2018

Published: 16 May 2018 17:05 BdSTUpdated: 16 May 2018 19:05 BdST

News in photos: May 16

Heavy traffic jam on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway and a shortage of public transports force many commuters to use pick-up vans to reach their destinations. The photo was taken from Mayor Hanif Flyover on Wednesday. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin

Heavy traffic jam on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway and a shortage of public transports force many commuters to use pick-up vans to reach their destinations. The photo was taken from Mayor Hanif Flyover on Wednesday. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin

Heavy traffic jam on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway and a shortage of public transports force many commuters to use pick-up vans to reach their destinations. The photo was taken from Mayor Hanif Flyover on Wednesday. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin

Heavy traffic jam on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway and a shortage of public transports force many commuters to use pick-up vans to reach their destinations. The photo was taken from Mayor Hanif Flyover on Wednesday. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin

Heavy traffic jam on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway and a shortage of public transports force many commuters to use pick-up vans to reach their destinations. The photo was taken from Mayor Hanif Flyover on Wednesday. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin

The Dhaka-Chattogram highway experiences heavy traffic jam due to maintenance work on the Kanchpur bridge and the second bridge on Wednesday.

The Dhaka-Chattogram highway experiences heavy traffic jam due to maintenance work on the Kanchpur bridge and the second bridge on Wednesday.

The Dhaka-Chattogram highway experiences heavy traffic jam due to maintenance work on the Kanchpur bridge and the second bridge on Wednesday.

Speakers deliver their speeches at a seminar on the government’s role in preventing food waste and ensuring the right to food, at the CIRDAP auditorium on Wednesday.

Speakers deliver their speeches at a seminar on the government’s role in preventing food waste and ensuring the right to food, at the CIRDAP auditorium on Wednesday.